The Dark Knight passes $1 billion worldwide

<em>The Dark Knight</em> passes $1 billion worldwide

The Dark Knight isn’t quite done generating new milestones. On Sunday, of course, it took home two Oscars (including Heath Ledger's second posthumous award), which followed an announcement on Friday that the film had finally crossed the $1 billion mark in worldwide revenues. ...  read more

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Slumdog Millionaire wins big at Oscars

<em>Slumdog Millionaire</em> wins big at Oscars

What were some of the big surprises in last night's 81st Annual Academy Awards? In short, none, and that's partially because there weren't really any big nomination surprises to begin with. Here's a quick guide to all the major winners: ...  read more

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The Dark Knight video game halts production

<em>The Dark Knight</em> video game halts production

As previously reported, The Dark Knight video game was in the works. However, due to various technical difficulties and licensing rights, the game project collapsed. ...  read more

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Warner Bros. planning to lay off 10 percent of worldwide staff

Warner Bros. planning to lay off 10 percent of worldwide staff

Small indie studios aren't the only ones struggling in hard economic times. Warner Bros. announced that it will cut 800 jobs, a total of 10 percent of its staff....  read more

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The Dark Knight snags fives People's Choice Awards

<em>The Dark Knight</em> snags fives People's Choice Awards

So, it's not the Oscars, and after you look at nominees, it's even more laughable than the Golden Globes. Or is it?...  read more

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Dark Knight's Oscar hopes revived by Producer's Guild

<em>Dark Knight</em>'s Oscar hopes revived by Producer's Guild

It’s been a breakneck few weeks in the awards cycle, and now that critics’ groups and review boards nationally have delivered their choices for the year’s best films, we’re left mostly to ponder the forthcoming finale. With Oscar ballots mailed and nominations only a few weeks away, self-anointed pundits have narrowed the coveted best-picture race to four films: Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon and Milk. ...  read more

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In reversal, Dark Knight score up for Oscar

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The Dark Knight’s increasingly plausible Oscar hopes hit a snag in at least one category when the academy ruled that its score was ineligible for an award because five composers were credited, even though it was widely acknowledged to be primarily the work of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard. ...  read more

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The Dark Knight to pass $1 billion with Jan. 29 re-release

<em>The Dark Knight</em> to pass $1 billion with Jan. 29 re-release

We already warned you that The Dark Knight would re-open in January in order to make a big Oscar push (and, you know, to make some more money). Well, now we have a date: Jan. 29. No word yet from Warner Bros. on how many screens the film will re-open on....  read more

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Oscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?

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There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still...  read more

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Signs of Life 2008: Best Film

Signs of Life 2008: Best Film

Check out Paste's top 20 films of 2008...  read more

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